During a nationwide broadcast to mark 61 years of Nigeria’s independence, President Muhammadu Buhari praised social media for being “a very useful platform.” However, he said it has strayed into a “platform to organize and execute criminal activities.”

The coronation of a dashing monarch in the oil-rich but impoverished Delta region has sparked a resurgence in royalty, tradition and ancestry among some young Nigerians.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has called out to South Africans to support him with donations as he fights a slew of legal disputes.

It is one of the most anticipated Nollywood films of all time and the trailer for King Of Boys: The Return Of The King was released Monday amid frenzy from fans of the crime and political thriller, who call themselves the KOB Army.

Award-winning Nigerian musician Davido was spotted giving a free concert to kids at a beach house in Nigeria.

Acclaimed Nigerian author and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published an essay on young people on social media “who are choking on sanctimony and lacking in compassion.”

Nigerians are recreating the distinctive signature style of new World Trade Organization boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate her confirmation for the role.

The creator of Indomie’s popular ‘mi goreng’ flavor, Nunuk Nuraini died on Wednesday. She was 59.

Following weeks of outcry online over years of recurring police brutality, Nigerians took to the streets to demand police reform and an end to the Special Anti Robbery Squad known as SARS.

Zimbabweans are staging solo protests on social media to challenge human rights abuse in the southern African country.

Slum2school is providing access to online learning for underprivileged students in Lagos, Nigeria

A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in Cape Town, South African National Parks said on Wednesday.

Nigerian kids Ikorodu Bois, famous for remaking multimillion-dollar music videos and movie trailers with household items may be heading to Hollywood.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has honored a Ghanaian war veteran, Pvt. Joseph Hammond, who walked 14 miles to raise money for frontline workers and veterans in Africa.

Prince Harry wrote a letter to congratulate Private Joseph Hammond, the 95-year-old Ghanaian man who walked 14 miles to raise money for frontline workers in Africa.

Ethiopia and Rwanda have received the first batch of coronavirus test kits and prevention materials donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to 54 African countries.